November 08, 2016

Accenture Opens New Technology Delivery Center in Budapest, Hungary

Recruiting Efforts to Focus on University Graduates and Experienced Hires with Relevant Technology Skills

BUDAPEST, Hungary; Nov. 8, 2016 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has opened the doors of a new Accenture Delivery Center for Technology in Budapest, Hungary, to deliver technology services to clients powered by the local pool of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) talent. Budapest is the seventh delivery center location for Accenture in Central and Eastern Europe.

Accenture is already one of the largest IT employers in the region with more than 6,000 professionals and plans to recruit more than 150 people to the delivery center over the next 12 months. Accenture serves clients across a range of industries through the Accenture Delivery Center for Technology with a focus on the Austria-Switzerland-Germany region and Central and Eastern Europe.

“Our investment in Hungary and plans for future expansion reflect our continued commitment to better serve our clients, locally and globally, with our innovation-led approach and helping them in their digital transformation journey,” said Peter Skodny, managing director, Central and Eastern Europe, Accenture. “We are excited to recruit and grow top technology talent from Hungary and contribute to the economic growth and development of Hungary and the region.”

“We are building teams with advanced skills in core and new technologies, and expertise in the most advanced delivery models, including agile delivery, continuous integration, DevOps and highly automated delivery processes, to help our clients rotate to New IT. Working closely with leading ecosystem alliance partners and using our scale, leading technology position and innovation, the delivery center in Budapest is another node of exceptionally talented people plugged into our unmatched global delivery network,” said Tomas Volek, managing director, Accenture Global Delivery Network – Central and Eastern Europe. “The Accenture Delivery Center in Budapest provides our clients with access to the right mix of local and global resources, using state-of-the-art technologies, intelligent tools, artificial intelligence, lightweight architectures and industry assets.”

The Accenture Delivery Center for Technology in Hungary, Budapest is part of the Accenture Global Delivery Network. With 285,000 professionals in more than 50 centers, Accenture offices and client locations, the Accenture Global Delivery Network is the largest and most diversified group of strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations professionals in the world. Our work is supported by deep industry, technology and business acumen, and by an unmatched breadth of industrialized capabilities—including processes, methods, tools, architectures and metrics.

About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With more than 384,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at: www.accenture.com/technology - www.accenture.com/technologycareers-hu.

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Contact:

Kitti Barna-Horváth
Accenture
+ 36 1 327 3700
kitti.h.barna@accenture.com